So far as I know, most medieval armies abandoned the kite shield in the 13th century, but the byzantines kept using it into the 15th century. Why?
Hello, I could dig in the question, but could you elaborete a little bit about your informations as its use in the XVth, and alos, about what you understand as a kite shield (Norman like ? or rounder/larger).
Are you familiat with Osprey publications ? If so, they sometimes get on far fetched interpretations that could be misleading.